The living room is a very active area in the home and you can do a lot of things with it. The traditional route is to make the living room the primary activity area for the family. So this is where you’ll find the TV, the console games, and probably the sound system as well.

Another common choice is classing up the living room in order to make it the ideal area to host and entertain guests. Not everyone gets to go as far into your home as your bedroom or even the kitchen, but pretty much anyone you invite inside will get to sit and see your living room.

It’s because of its diverse functions that proper living room lighting should never be neglected. Proper lighting is a seemingly minor factor and its importance is often downplayed by most people. However, if done right, diverse lighting can do wonders for any room.

Proper lighting for your home is a subject that every frugal homeowner should learn. Just like in photography, lighting is very important and can do so much for a dull room. There are a lot of things you can do that won’t really require any extensive or expensive work to implement. Something as simple as adding a lamp or installing a dimmer can have a huge impact on the overall image of a room.

If you’re interested in designing your living room yourself, or if you want to do a bit of research about the things you can suggest to a designer before you actually hire one, here are some living room lighting solutions that might interest you.

Be sure to read until the end because the last tip ties in all of the others.